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U /M WWI .flttorney N. PErERS. PNOTO UYNOGRAPNEIL WASHINGYON. 0 (IV UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES J. DE BARRY, THORVALD J. LUNDQVIST, AND ALEXIU'S T. LUNDQVIST, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN BASKETS FOR NEWSPAPERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 166,073, dated July 27, 1875; application filed May 20, 1875.

following is a specification:

This invention relates to certain improvements in mailboxes, and is principally designed as an attachment to the ordinary street letter-boxes, for the reception of newspapers and other printed matter, its object being to provide for the reception of printed and other similar mail matter, in order to prevent the letter-box from being overloaded with such matter. the contents of which may be seen at a glance, and to prevent the necessity of open ing the box to inspect the interior, for the couveuience of the postman.

My invention consists of a strong box of wire or foraminous metal, with a door at the bottom or other suitable portion, and an open inclined top, adapted to be secured below an ordinary letter-box in such position as to leave a V shaped opening between the two for the insertion of the mail matter.

The letter A represents my improved mailbox, consisting in the present instance of a box formed of wire woven upon a rectangular frame, B. Said box is provided with a door, U, for the removal of the mail matter, said door forming the bottom of the box when closed. The top of the box is left open, and inclines from the back to the front, and is provided at the back with two or more staples, D D, by means of which it may be attached to the bottom of an ordinary street letter-box, represented by the letter E. The inclined top of the box leaves an opening between the same and the letter-box above for the insertion of the mail. 7

The interior of the box being always in full view renders it unnecessary to open the same to view the contents, and much waste of time is avoided in opening empty boxes. The open nature of the box, and large mail opening or aperture leading into the same, indicates its purpose at once, andrelieves the box, above which is intended for letters, from being overburdened with printed and similar matter.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patcut, is r A mail-box composed of woven wire or foraminous metal, having a door at the bottom, and an open inclined top, and adapted to be secured below an ordinary street letter-box, as described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our hands.

JAMES J. DE BARRY. THORVALD JOHANNES LUNDQVISI. ALEXIUS THEODOR LUNDQVIDT. WVitnesses to T. J. and A. T. LUNDQVIST:

JOHN P. TROY, B. D. YORK. Witnesses to J. J. DE BARRY:

A. H. NORRIS, J 0s. L. GooMBs. 

